Producers Guild's Film Nominees Go Indie From 'Boyhood' to 'Whiplash'

The PGA, which will hold its awards ceremony Jan. 24, also unveiled noms for animated features and longform TV

The Producers Guild of America on Monday announced its nominees for best film, a list that was heavy on indie features like Boyhood and Whiplash along with a couple of studio entries like American Sniper and Gone Girl. The lineup for the PGA's film award — officially known as the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Motion Pictures — also included Birdman, Foxcatcher, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Nightcrawler and The Theory of Everything.

In an awards season that no clear frontrunner has appeared to dominate so far, the PGA gave a boost to the 10 movies it nominated, but left a number of other high-profile titles out in the cold, including the musical Into the Woods and the war drama Unbroken, which proved popular box-office attractions over the holidays, as well as the sci-fi tale Interstellar and the civil rights drama Selma.

The guild also nominated five animated features, and in that category the choices were more predictable. They consisted of Disney's Big Hero 6, Fox's The Book of Life, Focus' The Boxtrolls, DreamWorks Animation/Fox's How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Warners' The Lego Movie.

The PGA also unveiled its nominees in the longform television category, which included American Horror Story: Freak Show, Fargo, The Normal Heart, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History and Sherlock.

The guild previously announced its nominations in the documentary, TV and digital categories. The awards will be presented Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

In late 2014, the Producers Guild of America announced the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture, Television Series and Non-Fiction Television Nominations. The following list now includes complete producer credits.

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:

The following programs were previously announced in late 2014. They were not vetted for producer eligibility this year, but winners in these categories will be announced at the official ceremony on Jan. 24: